Macedonia entered the imperial era, and the war on the border was still going on.

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Macedonia's strength on this line is not equal to that of its opponents, and the fighters are always maneuvering.

After Brick rushed back to Fraspa, the enemy forces had already withdrawn. Relying on his own highly mobile legion, Brick led his troops into deep pursuit. He decided to meet this Armenian force for a while.

On the other side was the troops of General Agishti Tegranosta, almost entirely infantry, two squadrons of veteran archers, plus the general's ironclad guards. This was clearly a siege of the city, and they withdrew from Fraspa to the east of Altassar, where they built a fortress to defend it.

Brick's scouts detected such a disposition of the enemy, and he marched decisively.

"I really didn't know how to deal with the enemy. Well, now the opponent made a mistake.

All we had to do was surround the enemy inside the fortress and let the archers shoot arrows around. They can be wiped out with a bow and arrow alone. A successful victory in this battle will destroy the defense forces of the Armenian region. The capture of Artasat would have been a breeze, as its defenders had been annihilated in the eastern fortress. ”

The Macedonian general Brick Phoenesi made plans for an attack.

Agishti chose the fortress east of Artashat, behind a hill, to protect the city from the front. In fact, if he had withdrawn his troops to the city, the defense would have been better. The defensive function of the fort is very limited, and the greatest effect may be to slow down the enemy's attack.

The troops were very passive in the small camps, and there were no hard bunkers. As long as you climb over the wooden fence, the empty interior is an ideal target for ranged attack forces.

The Macedonian Eastern Legion moved quickly, climbed over the hill and went down, and sure enough, it surrounded the fortress of Artashat. The engineers, armed with siege equipment, immediately assembled three rams.

Scythia hired cavalry archers to attack, splitting into two parts, one on one side and firing at an angle.

The eastern infantry and hill soldiers in the fortress were immediately damaged. The Macedonian archers, who moved freely outside the wooden fence, moved back and forth and fired arrows. And the archers in the fortress had nowhere to escape, and there was little room for movement. Then there was the ratio of bows and arrows to five to one, and the dense arrow suppression instantly shot the Armenian archers, and the enemy troops lost their ability to resist. You can only dodge left and right in the fortress.

Scythia hired cavalry archers to simply surround them on all sides and shoot arrows in the center. The Armenian army suffered a crushing defeat, and even the ironclad cavalry fell to the ground one after another under the situation of arrows from all sides.

Brick sent his infantry archers and attacked again from a distance. After a long rain of arrows, the corpses in the fortress overlapped, and the arrows fell on almost every corner.

When the bows and arrows ran out, the siege team knocked open three entrances. The infantry entered the camp, and the Armenian troops suffered heavy casualties and continued to fight. The Macedonian phalanx moved rapidly, soon forming a dense array of overlapping guns on the front, very strong, and advancing forward. The Eastern infantry was completely outnumbered and was stabbed in droves.

The enemy infantry was defeated, and there was nowhere to escape, huddled around the flag. The Armenian general Agishti shouted loudly and led the charge with only half of the remaining ironclad guards.

It was as fast as the wind, and it slammed into the spear.

In order to cope with the onslaught of the ironclad cavalry, Brick deliberately arranged for the pikemen to form overlapping gun formations. As the name suggests, it is to stagger the phalanx and coincide with the position. This increases the density of spear heads per unit area, making it difficult for ironclad cavalry to break through the gun array.

The Armenian cavalry fell one after another, and the men flipped on their backs. Agishti's mount was pierced in the stomach, he fell off his horse and rolled several times, his helmet falling off. But he didn't care, and immediately stood up and swung his sword and slashed, cutting off several spears in the vicinity, and killing more than a dozen soldiers. One general alone blocks the soldiers, so it is not majestic. Picked up another mace, opened the bow left and right, and fought fearlessly.

Fighting spirit is fighting spirit, facts are still facts. The combat strength of several dismounted ironclad cavalry was halved, and the general was alone. The phalanx infantry all laid down their spears, drew their swords, and attacked them in groups, surrounding them and attacking continuously. The armor on Agishti's body was also broken in a few pieces, and blood flowed from several wounds.

Agishti stood and died in battle, his eyes wide with rage, and he was very brave. The Macedonian soldiers did not come any closer, but continued to advance, quickly clearing the remnants of the camp from the camp.

Brick was overjoyed, packed up his troops, did not suffer many losses, and had already decided to take the city.

The city of Artasat was just to the east, and the city's troops poured out and were wiped out in the fortress.

Brick led his troops to siege the city, and it was a fierce battle......

Zoelos was also attacked by an Armenian army. He was stationed at the river's edge to prevent the enemy from crossing the river. The enemy general Trada was forced to cross, relying on the superiority of the archers.

There is only one bridge over the river, but there is a shoal 100 meters east of the river, which can also be crossed. Zoelos was worried about the enemy sneaking up from here, but Tladda didn't have that intention.

The two armies quickly approached the river bank in order to reach the position first. Because there are archers on both sides, first come, first served.

As a result, Trada went straight to the bridge, Zoelos went to the shallow river beach, and the two armies staggered.

Everyone hesitated, and instead of crossing the bridge directly, Trada moved towards the shallow river beach. This is also understandable, as Trada's troops relied mainly on bow power. He himself was a good mounted archer, and the guards were ironclad archers. So the other party lacks the confidence to fight hard.

To be honest, Zoelos doesn't have any strong positive power, but they are on equal footing, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

The Armenian troops came across the river, and the two sides immediately entered into a bow battle. The Armenian ironclad archers had a very strong long-handed attack, accuracy, penetration, and rate of fire, and their bows were white, which was wider than other bows. He is also wearing full-body iron armor. Only two squadrons were difficult to parry.

On the Macedonian side were three squadrons of Scythian archers, plus a brigade of infantry archers.

Armenia has a clear suppressive advantage. After the first three rounds of arrows from the opponent, there were only a dozen or so left.

The Scythian archers could not compete face-to-face, and many barbarian soldiers were killed and wounded. Therefore, it was necessary to adopt the mobile shooting method of scattering and circling in a circle.

The hired Eastern infantry fell victim, and at the front of the river, the bodies of more than 600 people in two large straggler phalanxes were all left on the positions. The conscripts and pikemen then took the blow and were cut by half. Use soldiers to absorb the arrow damage of the Iron Archers, and it will consume the enemy until he runs out of ammunition.

At this time, the Scythian archers only defeated a few dozen ironclad archers.

When the battle came to a decisive moment, the Macedonian troops looked very thin, and the Armenian infantry was still in full order.

Trada ordered a forced crossing.

"Bang Bang Bang", the sound of wading in the water.

(End of chapter)